For issues with the keyboard (the tool by which we enter text in apps), whether physical or virtual -- but "in" your device. Please use more specialized tags if they better apply to your issue: e.g. 'external-keyboard' or 'keyboard-shortcuts'
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Cyanogen mod 7.2.0 keyboard backlight not working properly
I have recently rooted my phone (HTC Desire Z A.K.A. Vision) and installed Cyanogen 7.2.0. I have noticed that my keyboard and softkeys backlight no longer work properly.
What used to be the case: ...
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How to add (change) non-latin hardware keyboard layout on TF300T?
There is no Ukrainian layout on my friend's TF300T's hardware keyboard. We've found *.kl files in /system/usr/keylayout/ and in /system/usr/xt9/keylayout/ but the Russian one looks identical to the ...
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Where can I find a list of the default emoticons on Ice Cream Sandwich?
My fiance has figured out how to make android emoticons with hearts as eyes, and a kissing emoticon, and I'd like to send the same emoticons back to her, but I can't figure out how. Is there a list of ...
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Android keyboard behaviour changed after updated to Jelly Bean
When I am in ICS, whenever I type a wording, followed by space, Android will suggest me several useful punctuations like ,.
I love this behaviour as it is useful to me.
However, now in Jelly Bean, ...
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Is it possible to improve word suggestions?
I used to use the "swiftkey" app for writing, and was very pleased with the suggestions they generated. I have now changed to 8pen "keyboard" instead I'm very pleased but miss the good autocompletes, ...
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Nokia Belle keyboard layout for Android, [closed]
I am looking for Nokia Belle keyboard layout for android phones, i tried to search over the internet but didnt find it,
if anybody know is there any keyboard layout,
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Samsung Galaxy Ace - HID Bluetooth Keyboard Connection?
I'm a newly arrived escapee from the iPhone Empire - I just got a Galaxy Ace and it seems better in all respects except one very important one for me... I used to use my iPhone to write / take notes ...
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How can I automatically disable the onscreen keyboard when a Bluetooth keyboard is connected? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I disable the on screen keyboard? I have a USB keyboard attached
I'm using a 9.7" Bauhn Android tablet from Aldi running Ice CreamSandwich. I have a Kensington ...
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How to switch Input Method / keyboard?
I recently upgraded my Galaxy S2 from Android 2.x to 4.0.3.
I had, and still have, two keyboards installed & enabled - MultiLing Keyboard, and Swype.
In my previous ROM, long-pressing an input ...
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SwiftKey 3 9-key keyboard?
Has anyone been able to find and activate 9-key keyboard for swiftkey 3? The qwerty in portrait mode is killing me it's not possible always to type in landscape mode.
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Change the keyboard at the password unlock screen
I have a Samsung Galaxy 4.2 player. I've gotten this to replace my old IPod Touch. I've been happy with it, but I'm having a problem with the unlock screen.
I've set my unlock screen to use a ...
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Changing layout of hardware keyboard
How I can change a layout or add a new layout to physical keyboard of Xperia mini pro phone?
I want for example remap ? to ''ə'' and shift ? to ''Ə'', or س to ی in Persian layout or even add new ...
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How can I “split” the virtual keyboard when typing on a large display in landscape mode?
I have a large Android tablet and would like to "split" the virtual keyboard when it's in landscape mode. Something similar like the iPad feature.
Is this possible and if so how?
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Physical (USB) keyboard keeps waking Android ICS tablet from sleep
With (or without) my USB keyboard attached... my tablet will sleep after 1 minute of no activity, or if I manually make it sleep by tapping the power button. However, with my keyboard attached it will ...
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How can I open the keyboard on my Android tablet?
I have just bought a NATPC M009S ULTIMATE Capacative Android Tablet PC Android 4.0 ICS and I can't find any way of accessing the keyboard.
How can I open it?
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How can I use my PC's keyboard on the Android emulator?
I want to run/test Android apps on the Android emulator and I want to type using my PC keyboard, as it lets me type and test faster. When I use the emulator though, it only accepts input from the ...
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Xperia Arc S typing problem while connected to PC?
(First of all, sorry for any errors in my bad English.)
I am having a problem with my Xperia Arc S, running Android v4.0.3. When I connect my phone to PC with USB cable, and I'm trying to type ...
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Better Autocorrection on Galaxy Note similar to Blackberry?
I got my first android device ever and it is the galaxy note. Previously I was on a blackberry.
At the moment, I dislike the auto correction on the Galaxy Note. If I want to type "and" but ...
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My keyboard is no longer switching languages
I have a weird thing in my phone, usually I used to switch languages by swiping the space button. But suddenly its gone. This started after I added temporary a third language, and removed it. Now my ...
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Android 4.0.3 has virtual keyboard with Y key in wrong place?
Why the virtual keyboard of Android 4.0 has a different qwerty virtual keyboard? It seems the Y is in the wrong place.
Is it some configuration? Where it is?
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Samsung Galaxy Note keyboard software
Is the software for the Galaxy Note keyboard (and its possibly its other unique features) available for other Android devices?
I am willing to pay and I also have a rooted phone, if that helps me get ...
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Where's the stock keyboard's predictive dictionary located?
As a native Spanish speaker, a lot of words in my language have accents on them and writing SMS with this shortens its length to half, due to unicode conversion.
My idea is to edit the predictive ...
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Macedonian keyboard for Samsung Galaxy Ace
I'm from Macedonia and I'm using Samsung Galaxy Ace and I was wondering if there is any way I can install Macedonian keyboard so I can type in my mother language?
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Why doesn't the 'enter' button send my chat messages on xat.com?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note and I can't type in the chat box on xat.com. I can type words but when I press Enter it doesn't send. My Note is running Android 2.3.6 and has Flash installed. I've ...
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No numbers on default keyboard
Just bought a SE Xperia Arc S phone and it's keyboard does not have numbers or symbols like $,@ on the keys. When I press and hold "r" for example it prints a weird "ṛ" character instead of the number ...
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Are Japanese keyboards supported? [closed]
I have a cheap unbranded tablet running Anroid 4.0. I sometimes connect a USB keyboard, which works fine, but I want to type in Japanese! All the Japanese IMEs I've found seem to be touchscreen ...
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Why doesn't my Galaxy S2 see my keyboard/mouse?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and Android 4.0.3. It recognises all the mass storage devices but doesn't seem to see a mouse and keyboard. The mouse was for sure working with Android 2.3 but now it is ...
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How do I disable the on screen keyboard? I have a USB keyboard attached
I have a ZeniThink C91 using Ice Cream. I also have a case that has a USB keyboard. How do i disable the android Keyboard so only the USB keyboard is active? Ice Cream 4.0
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How can I use a Bluetooth keyboard with my Android 4.0 phone?
My phone recently received an upgrade to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) over the air and want to connect a Bluetooth keyboard to it.
My phone is a Samsung Nexus S 4G (Sprint) and the keyboard is a ...
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Disable key shadowing?
I have a Galaxy Ace (bought today) and I hate how the keys pop up as you type, iPhone style. On my Nexus S (stolen) you could change it, but I can't seem to find it on this.
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Archos external USB Keyboard
I recently bought a case for my Archos 101 9G Turbo, which has a built-in USB keyboard, but I can not make it work by simply connecting the usb cable from the keyboard either the micro USB port (with ...
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How do I enable Umlauts on “Phone Keypad”-style keyboard?
First of all, I know long pressing on a char like 'a' gives me choices e.g. 'aä..' so the special char (umlaut) 'ä' can be selected. But this works only for me for the "international"-style keyboard ...
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replace the HTC unlock system for a keyboard combination in Android 2.3.5?
How can I replace the HTC-sense ringy swipy unlock mechanism for an unlock mechanism that only requires to enter a keyboard combination in Android 2.3.5? I find myself not able to do it easily on one ...
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How can I use one Android device as mouse and keyboard input for another Android device via bluetooth?
I've already seen lots of ways to do this for Windows PCs, but is there a way I can do the same thing but for another Android device?
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Is there a keyboard featuring Undo/Redo?
Undo/redo feature is generally provided by input box host app, but.. the way Android's input works, it can be provided universally for all input boxes. Is there a keyboard which has undo/redo feature?
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Disabling smiley key on keyboards with the stock messaging app in ICS
I'm using a custom ROM for ICS on my Samsung Galaxy S.
I like being able to create a new line in a text message, but the 'enter' key on all keyboards I use (though primarily Swype) is replaced with a ...
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Install built-in system languages
I open Settings->Language and keyboard->Samsung Keypad->Input languages and there is a very limited range of languages there.
In my friend's phone there are more locales I'd like to support in my ...
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changing x10 mini pro keyboard from querty to azerty CM7 pro's ROM
I've just managed to install CM7 Ron on my Xperia x10 mini pro
but when I type with the physical/slide keyboard I can't seem to change it from querty to azerty
any ideas?
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Connecting a Bluetooth keyboard with Google Nexus S Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) [closed]
What is the best way (if there is any) to connect a Bluetooth keyboard to a Google Nexus S with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) installed?
There seems to be some applications that allow you to ...
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Can a device pretend to be a USB keyboard?
What I'm looking for:
Is there a way to make the device claim to be a keyboard/HID when plugged into a USB port and "type in" the contents of the clipboard? More accurately; What would it take to ...
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Can I temporarily use device with physical QWERTY in touch only mode?
I am looking for a new phone with a physical QWERTY keyboard (probably a "slide-down" construction). As I do not have possibility to test it, I would like to know, whether I can use the device as a ...
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opera search bar: enter doesn't search
I write my question in a search box (on stack exchange or wikipedia or Google.) when I press enter, it doesn't search.
This isn't a keyboard thing since I've tried swiftkey, android keyboard, ...
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Keyboard dock rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrepeat [closed]
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, and the companion keyboard dock. When typing on the keyboard dock, the keyboard will occasionally spam-repeat a keypress until I interrupt it with another keypress, ...
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What happened to Lenovo LePhone? Is it on the market? Was it released?
I found a lot of adds, comparisons, and presentations of Lenovo LePhone, mostly from January 2010, but on earth I cannot find any store where to buy it! Was it released at last?
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How do I disable the “Select input method” Notification?
I don't know if this is standard ICS behavior or if it's due to my Cyanogenmod based ROM, but every time I open the soft keyboard by clicking on a text box/area a notification appears in the ...
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ABNT2 keyboard for Android x86 2.2 r2 sparta “distro”
I'm using Oracle Virtual Box to emulate an Android-x86 device. I installed android-x86-2.2-r2-sparta.iso to a virtual HD. Then I changed config to put it in Portuguese (Brazil) language. It is ok ...
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Swype keyboard turns into a black area
Every day or two, my swype keyboard turns into a black area. There are no keys or anything. Just a black area, and I have to change input mode to samsung keyboard and then back to Swype to get it ...
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Asus Transformer - Show Virtual Keyboard When Docked
Asus Transformer tablet provides a dock with a hardware keyboard. I can not find information on showing the virtual (on-screen) keyboard while being docked. Is it possible?
It is Android 3.2.1.
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why are “word suggestions” of keyboards not shown in distinct apps?
I'm using Hacker's and Swiftkey X keyboard on Gingerbread. Suggestion line is shown in most apps above the keyboard. But when opening the keyboard in Market or Droidedit (Syntax highlighting editor), ...
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How can I prevent my keyboard backlight from turning off automatically? [closed]
My Droid Pro's physical keyboard backlight turns off after an fixed length of time, whether I'm texting, browsing, or sitting idle watching video. I've gone through every setting I can find in all the ...
